Best Tent Camping near Centralia, WA

If you're looking for a place to pitch your tent near Centralia, look no further. The Dyrt helps you find campsites with tent camping near Centralia. From remote to easy-to-reach, these Centralia campsites are perfect for tent campers.

Best Tent Sites Near Centralia, WA (24)

    Camper-submitted photo from Coffee Creek Community & Gardens
    Camper-submitted photo from Coffee Creek Community & Gardens
    Camper-submitted photo from Coffee Creek Community & Gardens
    Camper-submitted photo from Coffee Creek Community & Gardens
    Camper-submitted photo from Coffee Creek Community & Gardens

    1. Coffee Creek Community & Gardens

    1 Review
    5 Photos
    53 Saves
    Centralia, Washington

    Coffee Creek is an intentional community & working farm on the north side of Centralia, Washington. While our 11 acres feels very secluded, we are just 3 miles from historic downtown and 10 minutes from the freeway & shopping. An accessible oasis!

    There is a park with swimming, fishing and hiking along the Skookumchuck river within a mile of the farm, in addition to the natural beauty found right here at home. We enjoy bird watching and exploring our forest when we aren't working on the farm.

    Seasonal Strawberries & Fresh Produce are our specialties, and farm fresh eggs are almost always available during your stay! We also have pastured meats to purchase & grill.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents

    $50 - $115 / night

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      Camper-submitted photo from The Healing Farm
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      3. The Healing Farm

      1 Review
      50 Photos
      39 Saves
      Yelm, Washington

      10 acres of natural forest on a working farm

      Learn more about this land:

      Come enjoy your stay with farm animals!

      Pitch your tent wherever you would like in the forest.

      We let you choose anywhere you feel is right so make sure to walk around right when you get here to feel out your special spot!

      We have chickens, turkeys, goats, livestock guardian dogs, alpacas, rabbits, barn cats, ponies, a llama, and two pigs! So much fun and entertainment!

      If you want to give the animals treats just ask us if its okay first and we should be able to give you some treats to give them or you can bring your own. All the animals are super friendly and love all the campers!

      Enjoy some quiet time in nature and with all the animals. You can walk into the goat pens, pig pen and hang out with the chickens and turkeys at anytime, just remember to shut the gates after! Be aware of hot wire fences.

      We encourage to just sit and hang out with the animals and be in the present moment. Animals are very healing.

      Whether you are looking to find some quiet time under the trees in nature, hang out with farm animals, socialize with other campers, relax around a fire, this space is suited for many kinds of healing.

      We are about an hour from Mount Rainier National Park, only an hour and a half from Seattle and the Olympia Farmers Market is only 30 minutes away!

      We are happy to share our space with others!

      -Jason and Kat

      • Fires
      • Reservable
      • Tents
      • Trash
      • Picnic Table
      • Firewood Available

      $60 / night

      Camper-submitted photo from Camp Thunderbird

      4. Camp Thunderbird

      1 Review
      1 Photo
      50 Saves
      Malone, Washington
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • ADA Access
      • Tents
      Camper-submitted photo from Rock Candy Mountain Trailhead
      Camper-submitted photo from Hope Island Marine State Park Campground
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      6. Hope Island Marine State Park Campground

      2 Reviews
      7 Photos
      96 Saves
      Shelton, Washington
      • Fires
      • Phone Service
      • Tents
      • Picnic Table
      • Showers
      • Drinking Water

      $12 / night

      Camper-submitted photo from Rocky Point Campground
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      7. Rocky Point Campground

      4 Reviews
      9 Photos
      52 Saves
      Elbe, Washington
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • ADA Access
      Camper-submitted photo from Road to Snag Lake - Dispersed
      Camper-submitted photo from Road to Snag Lake - Dispersed
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      8. Road to Snag Lake - Dispersed

      8 Reviews
      27 Photos
      303 Saves
      Naselle, Washington

      Unless otherwise posted, you can stay 10 days in a 30-day period at any of DNR's campsites. During your stay, please practice leave no trace principles and pack out what you pack in. Dispersed camping, camping outside of our designated campgrounds, is allowed in some of our forests. Dispersed camping is not allowed at day-use sites. Toilets, picnic tables, trash cans, drinking water, and fire pits are not available in the backcountry. Please follow Leave No Trace principles and pack out everything you pack in. Dispersed fires are prohibited.

      • Phone Service
      • Tents
      • Dispersed
      • Tent Cabin
      • Glamping
      Camper-submitted photo from Clatsop State Forest Gnat Creek Campground
      Camper-submitted photo from Clatsop State Forest Gnat Creek Campground
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      9. Clatsop State Forest Gnat Creek Campground

      7 Reviews
      22 Photos
      73 Saves
      Cathlamet, Washington
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Phone Service
      • Tents
      • Standard (Tent/RV)
      • Picnic Table

      $10 - $15 / night

      Camper-submitted photo from Malaney Creek Farm
      Camper-submitted photo from Malaney Creek Farm
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      10. Malaney Creek Farm

      1 Review
      7 Photos
      29 Saves
      Shelton, Washington

      MCF is situated 12 minutes NE of Shelton Washington with secluded wetlands nested against the SW shores of Spencer Lake. Covering over 114 acres MCF offers terrain from grassy fields to heavily wooded forests and an abundance of sanctuary wetlands. Being surrounded mostly by private timberlands expands the remote feeling this location has to offer. More than 3 miles of maintained trails deliver single track/ pedestrian/equine pathways to wider trails joined by a main trunk trail large enough for vehicles.

      Malaney Creek meanders through a cool grassy tree lined meadow where a 40 year old wooden bridge serving the main driveway can be viewed.

      Established in 1977 as a resident farm, MCF was once rich with an old growth ceder forest feeding a cedar mill and railroad built by early settlers of Mason County. Remnants of the old growth giants still remain.

      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Reservable
      • Tents
      • Picnic Table
      • Firewood Available

      $29 - $185 / night

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    Recent Tent Reviews in Centralia

    674 Reviews of 24 Centralia Campgrounds


    • J
      Camper-submitted photo from Twanoh State Park Campground
      Jan. 15, 2025

      Twanoh State Park Campground

      No Privacy

      The campsites are all cramped together right next to the roadway. There’s no vegetation so you can see just about every site/camper from any site you choose. The beach access across the road is nice - you do have to cross the road. And a pleasant trail meanders through the forest. Can’t imagine coming here during peak season.

    • J
      Camper-submitted photo from Penrose Point State Park Campground
      Dec. 30, 2024

      Penrose Point State Park Campground

      Pretty Nice

      I thought it was quaint. Only one other camper, which is always nice. I don’t think I’d camp here peak season due to the potential congestion. Trails were pleasant as were the shoreside views of the Sound.

    • Christina F.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Millersylvania State Park Campground
      Dec. 7, 2024

      Millersylvania State Park Campground

      Chilly Thanksgiving

      After months of trying to get reservations for this popular campground, we finally got one for Thanksgiving weekend! The park is on their winter schedule so only sites 1-7 and 226-248 were open. It made for a nice, quiet weekend even though the open sites were 80% full. We had a pull-through site right across from the dumpster, bathrooms, and camp host. We had decent service for Verizon. There are ample trails throughout the park including a lovely trail along the lake, which is not far from the campground. The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because our site had a huge mud puddle from the road going to the power and water hook-up. The thin layer of mud on the pavement made things quite slick as I was trying to get leveling blocks down.

    • Sally
      Camper-submitted photo from Silver Lake Resort
      Nov. 18, 2024

      Silver Lake Resort

      Fall family time

      It was great to go in the Fall as the summer rush is over, but there was still good weather. Place was clean and the staff was polite and helpful with our last minute reservation.

    • AThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Bruceport County Park
      Oct. 13, 2024

      Bruceport County Park

      Nice Spot

      Nice little spot. Free hot showers. $20 for a tent site. Some of the tent sites to choose from were really small or not level but we got lucky with what we thought was the best site (B-10)

    • Robert
      Camper-submitted photo from Silver Lake Resort
      Oct. 12, 2024

      Silver Lake Resort

      Wonderful family getaway

      The campground is easy to get to and thanks to the staff has a lot of unique amenities like you can fish in Silver Lake from your motel room or rent a variety of boats for the day.

    • Samuel H.
      Camper-submitted photo from Fall Creek Campground
      Oct. 3, 2024

      Fall Creek Campground

      Neat Spot

      You are supposed to have a Washington State Discovery pass to stay here, also they want you to fill out self registration once you arrive, fyi there are no pens onsite to do so.

      This was a nice spot to stay the night, clean, nice picnic tables and fire pits, one pit toilet.

    • Lary
      Camper-submitted photo from Silver Lake Resort
      Oct. 1, 2024

      Silver Lake Resort

      Where beautiful scenery awaits you

      Easy to get to. Just 1 mile from the Mount St Helens visitor center. Right on Silver Lake with a perfect view of Mount St Helens. The place was clean and quiet. Employees were helpful and courteous. Lots of ways to stay. Motel rooms, cabins, RV and tent spaces.

    • A
      Camper-submitted photo from RV outdoor adventures and cabins
      Sep. 27, 2024

      RV outdoor adventures and cabins

      "Cabins" are glorified play houses and host is a nightmare

      The "cabins" are essentially shed conversions on a flatbed and wheels that rock and sway. Not ada accessible. They have electricity but no insulation and the water reeks of sulfur. The loft style beds seem like they are for children.

      The host Joann is money hungry and inflexible. Be sure to get travel insurance and read all rules and reviews on other platforms prior to stay to be well informed of issues and not be blindsided by uncharges here. She will enter your space as she sees fit. There are no boundaries for her but tons for guests with rule signage plastered everywhere on the grounds.

      Campground is covered in rabbit feces, so parents with small children beware. I would never stay here again. For the headache of dealing with the host alone it made the entire experience one of an utterly uncomfortable inconvenience.

      This place looks nice from an outside view but staying here is an entirely different story.

      Also the fact that a Joanna left a 5 star reviews here when all other platforms have complaints is a bit questionable.

    • TThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Schafer State Park Campground
      Sep. 27, 2024

      Schafer State Park Campground

      Great little place by the river

      Just about 10 miles north of highway 12 near Elma. Got a great site right by the river. Nice toilets & showers (in old building so was pleasantly surprised!) wifi by information center, cell coverage limited (1 bar t-mobile with Weboost)

    • Zarek A.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Elkamp Eastcreek
      Sep. 14, 2024

      Elkamp Eastcreek

      Best. Spot. Ever.

      Went here for a social event and had a blast. Big sites with lovely paths between, wonderful shop with firewood available at any hour (just square up when the place is actually open), clean plumbed bathrooms and a coin operated shower at $0.50/minute. There’s a beautiful meadow, a creek, huge trees. The owners are incredibly friendly and the place is very dog friendly.

    • Matthew Y.
      Camper-submitted photo from Snag Lake Campground
      Sep. 9, 2024

      Snag Lake Campground

      Terrible campground

      I pulled up and it looked abandoned and unsafe—something from a horror movie. The bathroom literally had trash dumped out in front and the some of the campsites were unkept. It's trek to get back there for such disappointment. Left as soon as I could, ended up sleeping at a rest area.

    • Sue O.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Travel Inn RV Resort - KM Resorts
      Sep. 5, 2024

      Travel Inn RV Resort - KM Resorts

      Guide

      Travel Inn RV Resort offers a welcoming and convenient option for travelers seeking a comfortable stay. Located in a serene environment, this resort provides essential amenities such as full hookups, clean restrooms, and recreational facilities. Whether you're looking for a short getaway or an extended stay, Travel Inn RV Resort ensures a pleasant experience with its friendly staff and well-maintained grounds. For those planning a trip and needing to sort out documentation like an NBI clearance, it's essential to schedule an NBI online appointment for renewal for clearance in advance to avoid any last-minute hassles. By doing so, travelers can focus on enjoying their stay at the resort, knowing their paperwork is in order.

    • Kevin W.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Riffe Lake Campground
      Sep. 5, 2024

      Riffe Lake Campground

      Riffe Lake RV/Tent Camping

      They have several back-in spots, some with partial hookups and some with full hookups. Most of the spots are well-shaded from the trees. A specific area is designated for tents only, and some cabins can also be rented. It was a 5-minute walk downhill to reach the lake, which had a very long and nice boat ramp deep enough to accommodate just about any boat. Regarding cell service, I got 3 bars of LTE with my iPhone. Overall, it was a nice, quiet, shady place to visit, and I will definitely be back.

    • Mouni The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Winston Creek Campground
      Aug. 21, 2024

      Winston Creek Campground

      Reservation Required

      It’s a great, fairly secluded spot, large sites, beautiful to be in. Don’t forget to reserve your site in advance and get your Discover Pass!

    • KThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Camp Lakeview
      Aug. 15, 2024

      Camp Lakeview

      Awesome place!

      I came for my birthday and had a great time. Staff was so friendly and helpful, and the place was clean. They have a little store in case you forget something and firewood that’s way cheaper than buying elsewhere. People were fishing, paddle boarding and swimming. I would absolutely go stay there again!

    • Mary S.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Road to Snag Lake - Dispersed
      Aug. 10, 2024

      Road to Snag Lake - Dispersed

      Nice view, bumpy drive!

      This spot was great for a night! Super quiet. There was some trash around the site and the road, so I picked up as much as I could. The view was misted over but beautiful anyway- however, in my little Nissan Versa, I struggled on the roads up and down. I eventually kept it around 5-10mph to avoid damaging my car, but I got there just fine and had no issues at the campsite. I've got T-Mobile and had full bars.

    • Candace B.
      Camper-submitted photo from Silver Lake Resort
      Aug. 7, 2024

      Silver Lake Resort

      The new owners are the worst

      Horrible customer service.  The owners treat their employees and customers horribly.  Not not go here. instead go to silver cove or Streeter's which are also located on silver lake

    • Steve M.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Clatskanie City Park
      Aug. 5, 2024

      Clatskanie City Park

      Clatskanie Holistic Farm Hipcamp

      Amazing! Outstanding! Beautiful Hillside former equestrian farm where you can buy organic cage-free eggs laid the day before along with milk taken straight from the cow that morning! If you enjoy watching sheep eat and playing with a goat and watching Ducks wander around and lots of stuff to look at and hiking and learning about farming and animal husbandry, this place is for you!

    • J
      Camper-submitted photo from Belfair State Park Campground
      Aug. 5, 2024

      Belfair State Park Campground

      Bad Situation Turned Out Terrific!

      We arrived at 10pm with 2 exhausted kids and someone had sniped our site! We went to the Campground Host and not only did they get us into an emergency spot (which was actually better) they gave my kiddos each a little toy. They even checked on us each day to make sure everything was going well in the new site.

    • abdulrazzaq S.
      Camper-submitted photo from Kid Valley Campground
      Jul. 28, 2024

      Kid Valley Campground

      The experience of campground is wonderful and immaculate

      Capmground is a fantastic resort that truly exceeded my expectations. The serene environment provides a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive, making sure every guest feels welcomed and well taken care of. The amenities are top-notch, with clean and comfortable accommodations, a beautiful pool, and plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained. The on-site restaurant serves delicious meals that cater to various tastes. It's an ideal destination for both relaxation and adventure. I highly recommend Capmground for a memorable vacation experience.

    • A L.
      Camper-submitted photo from Kid Valley Campground
      Jul. 27, 2024

      Kid Valley Campground

      Staying a Kid Valley Playground

      I recently stayed at Kid Valley Campground and had a fantastic time. It’s the perfect spot for anyone who loves nature and adventure. The campground is ideally located for exploring the Mt. St. Helens area, with great hiking and biking trails nearby. 

      As an avid fisherman, I was thrilled with the easy access to the Toutle River and nearby lakes. The salmon and steelhead fishing were excellent, and I also enjoyed a short drive to Coldwater Lake for some great fly-fishing and Silver Lake for bass and trout. Winter activities are also a big draw here. There’s hunting, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling in the nearby Toutle State Forest.

      One of the highlights for me was how family-friendly the campground is. It’s a perfect spot for kids to explore and play games like Toca Boca around the campsite. They offer special rates during hunting season, which is a nice bonus for hunters. Overall, Kid Valley Campground is a wonderful blend of relaxation and outdoor adventure. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to enjoy the natural beauty near Mt. St. Helens.


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    Guide to Centralia

    Nestled in the lush landscapes of Washington, Centralia offers a variety of tent camping options that cater to outdoor enthusiasts seeking adventure and tranquility.

    Tips for tent camping near Centralia

    • For a peaceful night, consider the well-reviewed Rock Candy Mountain Trailhead, which provides a rustic experience with basic amenities like pit toilets.
    • If you're looking for a family-friendly spot, The Healing Farm is perfect for kids, featuring friendly farm animals and spacious sites for multiple tents.
    • For those who enjoy a bit of history, Sherman Valley- State Forest offers a nostalgic camping experience with access to numerous hiking and biking trails.

    Tent campers appreciate these amenities

    • Camp Thunderbird boasts a range of facilities including drinking water, picnic tables, and reservable sites, making it ideal for larger groups.
    • At Coffee Creek Community & Gardens, campers can enjoy electric hookups and showers, ensuring a comfortable stay in a serene environment.
    • For a unique experience, Deschutes River Ranch (Day Use Only) allows for river access, perfect for a day of floating and relaxing by the water.

    Local activities to enjoy while tent camping

    • Explore the scenic trails at Sherman Valley- State Forest, which is known for its diverse outdoor activities including hiking and mountain biking.
    • Enjoy a fun-filled day at Deschutes River Ranch (Day Use Only), where you can float down the river and soak up the sun in a vibrant atmosphere.
    • Experience the charm of The Healing Farm, where you can interact with animals and enjoy the peaceful surroundings, making it a great spot for families.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    • Which is the most popular tent campsite near Centralia, WA?

      According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Centralia, WA is Coffee Creek Community & Gardens with a 5-star rating from 1 review.

    • What is the best site to find tent camping near Centralia, WA?

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